Monthly Archives: March 1998

Mia Hamm celebrated her 26th birthday with a hat trick as the U.S. women’s national team thrashed China 4-1 in Group A play at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. The win puts the U.S. in control of the group, and a tie against Norway on Feb. 19 would assure the U.S. of a spot in […]

The U.S. women’s U-20 national team completed a week-long camp in Clemson S.C. by winning a pair of exhibitions over collegiate teams. The U-20s blanked Clemson 4-0 behind goals from Notre Dame’s Jenny Streiffer, Stanford’s Ronnie Fair, North Carolina signee Jena Kluegel and Virginia’s Angela Hucles. The U-20s wrapped up the camp by walloping Nebraska […]

The draw for the 1998 Copa Merconorte has been announced. The competition, which includes MLS clubs D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy as well as clubs from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, will be played from Sept. 9 to Dec. 9. Here is the draw: Group A — Deportivo Cali (Colombia), Emelec […]

Semfinals March 13 in Mar Del Plata Argentina 1 Peru 1 (Argentina wins 4-3 on penalties.) Brazil 11 Ecuador 1 Third-Place Match March 15 in Mar Del Plata Peru 3 Ecuador 3 (Peru wins 2-1 on penalties.) Championship March 15 in Mar Del Plata Argentina 1 Brazil 7 (Brazil advances to WWC ’99; Argentina will […]

The U.S. women’s national team opened play in the Algarve Cup by defeating Finland 2-0 in Olhao, Portugal. The U.S. dominated the match, outshooting the Finns 13-1, but weren’t able to find the net until the 51st minute, when Michelle Akers tapped a rebound past Finnish keeper Johanna Lindell. “It’s fun to be playing and […]

Here are complete results from the current round of the CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The South Group match between Platense of Honduras and Municipal of Guatemala has been rescheduled for April 1 in Guatemala City. The winners of the North and South Groups will vie for the title at a later date. North Group March […]

We will begin posting weekly MLS Leader tables and statistics beginning March 24.

The Tampa Bay Mutiny wrapped up its exhibition schedule with a 4-1 win over the A-League’s Jacksonville Cyclones. Polish forward Jacek Ziober had a pair of goals for the Mutiny, and midfielder Gilmar had three assists. Adam Frye and project-40 player Eric Quill also scored for Tampa Bay, which opens the MLS season March 21 […]

Results March 15 Miami 0 D.C. United 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 1 1 0 3 2 0 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 MetroStars 0 0 0 0 0 0 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miami […]

March 14 in San Diego, Calif. USA 2 Paraguay 2. Goals: Deering 21, Balboa 50; Caniza 15, Arce (pen.) 75. USA — Sommer, Burns, Balboa, Lalas, Venney, Sorber (Moore, 46), Hejduk, Deering, Jones, Wynalda (Radosavljevic, 74), Wagner (Maisonneuve, 64). Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Rivarola, Gamarra, Ayala, Acuna, Enciso, Aguilera (Yegros, 56), Caniza, Benitez (Santos, 88), […]

The following are the starting lineups for the USA-Paraguay match at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego: USA — Sommer, Burns, Balboa, Lalas, Venney, Sorber, Hejduk, Deering, Jones, Wynalda, Wagner. Paraguay — Diaz, Arce, Rivarola, Gamarra, Ayala, Acuna, Enciso, Aguilera, Caniza, Benitez, Baez.

The USA and Paragauy have drawn 2-2 in their friendly in San Diego. The U.S. took a 2-1 lead five minutes after the intermission through a superb diving header from Marcelo Balboa, who was just inched off the ground when he connected with the ball. Eric Wynalda sent a fine ball to Alexi Lalas as […]

The USA and Paraguay are tied 1-1 at halftime of their friendly match in San Diego. The U.S. is fielding a lineup consisting of primarily MLS players with David Wagner and Chad Deering, and they have held their own against a Paraguay side featuring many of the country’s top performers. The Paraguayans opened the scoring […]

Corey Ceres, Calif. Mike In N.C. mentioned some Americans playing abroad that are age eligible for the U-23 olympics. Just Thought I’d add a couple of names: 1) Paul Rachubka (Manchester United…only 16 years old, worth a U-20 look) 2) Andy Harris (Southend United…not eligible now, but could be with proper paperwork; I believe his […]

MLS has announced the following changes to the 1998 schedule: March 29 — the kickoff for the New England at D.C. United game has been moved from 7:30 p.m. (ET) to 8:00 p.m. (ET). April 11 — the kickoff for the Colorado at D.C. United game has been moved from 7:00 p.m. (ET) to 7:30 […]

The following is the 1998 MLS national television schedule:. Note: all times are eastern. Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Network March 15 D.C. United at Miami 4:00 p.m. ABC March 21 Kansas City at D.C. United 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 March 26 Miami at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 March 29 Columbus at Dallas 3:00 p.m. Univision […]

Tampa Bay got a 67th-minute penalty kick from Gilmar to earn a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire March 11. Frank Klopas opened the scoring in the 25th minute when he pounced on a loose ball in the box and scored from ten yards out, but Prampin equalized 15 minutes later from an assist […]

Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru have advanced to the semifinals of the South American Women’s Championship being held in Mar Del Plata. Hosts Argentina, winners of Group B, will square off against Peru in one semifinal on March 13, while Group A champs Brazil will meet Ecuador. The winners meet in the championship match March […]

The first-ever U.S. Soccer doubleheader will be held at RFK Stadium on May 30, as the men’s national team faces Scotland in its final match before World Cup ’98 and the women’s team meets New Zealand. “The doubleheader idea was born out of U.S. Soccer’s desire to bring every facet of our family together to […]

Features 1998 MLS Preview Troussier Preaches Merits Of The Baobob Tree Juve Hauled Back To The Future By Dynamo Kiev Dull German Tie Leaves Bayern Frustrated Chelsea Goes With Flo To Win At Betis RealÆs Heynckes Ripped After Barcelona Debacle F.A. Cup Save May Restart Hans SegersÆ Career Columns Soccer Talk — Don’t let the […]

Dallas has signed 23-year-old Trinidadian forward Micky Trotman as a discovery player. Trotman comes to the Burn from its A-League affiliate, the New Orleans Storm, where he teamed with fellow Trinidadian Stern John last season. He played collegiately at the University of Mobile, where he was a two-time all-America, and has played for the Trinidad […]

MLS champion D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy will play in the inaugural Copa Merconorte, a competition CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, are sponsoring this fall. CONMEBOL has decided to drop the CONMEBOL Cup, the South American equivalent of the UEFA Cup. The two MLS teams will join Club America and Cruz […]

Colorado won another exhibition tuneup in Florida on March 10, defeating the USISL’s Pensacola Barracudas 2-0 behind goals from Tahj Jakins and Steve Trittschuh. Colorado, playing its second game in two days, was unable to score until the 72nd minute, when Jakins headed home a cross from Joey DiGiamarino. Trittschuh scored moments later off of […]

Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Channel July 25 Columbus at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports July 25 Los Angeles at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports West July 25 Colorado at San Jose 10:30 p.m. Fox Sports Rocky Mtn. July 26 New England at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. ESPN July 27 Los Angeles at Colorado […]

Two replacements players have been named to the U.S. roster for its friendly match against Paraguay on March 14 in San Diego. Goalkeeper Ian Feuer of English Second Division Club Luton Town replaces Mark Dodd, who broke a finger in a collision during Dallas’ CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup match against Cruz Azul. In addition, defender […]